ILLINOIS JACQUET - Swing’s The Thing (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series) - LP - Deluxe 180g Vinyl [NOV 28]

LP - Verve’s Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from analog tapes and remastered 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging. 

Originally recorded for the Clef label in 1956, Swing’s The Thing features the tenor great in a stellar sextet with Roy Eldridge (trumpet), Jimmy Jones (piano), Herb Ellis (guitar), Ray Brown (bass) and Jo Jones (drums). While Jacquet’s sessions as a leader may have been infrequent during this time, this session hits a magical mark with the 6-song set being highlighted by the tracks "Las Vegas Blues," "Harlem Nocturne," and "Achtung."

Verve’s Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from analog tapes and remastered 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging.

Tracklist: 

Side A
1. Las Vegas Blues 
2. Harlem Nocturn 
3. Can’t We Be Friends 

Side B
1. Achtung 
2. Have You Met Miss Jones 
3. Lullaby Of the Leaves